Blowin fuses

[Bower 10+ year member]

For the first time i blew a fuse in my blazer. i so tried to replace it with a new fresh one. When i reconnected the negative wire to the batter the fuse blew. I then repeated it again with another fuse. For the final time i removed both positive and negative and got the same result?

Any ideas?

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[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

your power wire has a short. how is it routed to the rear of the vehicle? through a door jamb? firewall without grommet? is the amp mounted to a board and secured or loose? pics of your installation?

 

[Bower 10+ year member]

i drilled a hole thorough the kicker panel and lead the wire through it then along the right side of my vehicle. i have done it before with an earlier set up and never had any problems with it. i was gonna ask if it is how big of a fuse im using? the amp is laying loose in the back behind the seats.

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

Well howbig of a fuse is on your amp ? Thats atleast how big it needs to be.

 

[Bower 10+ year member]

2 40A fuses and the fuse thats in my power wire is 60A

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

Well howbig of a fuse is on your amp ? Thats atleast how big it needs to be.

although true he is blowing fuses as soon as he connects power.. you could put a 1 amp fuse on a 2000 watt amp line and not blow it without turning it up.. he has a short or something is blown or damaged

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

you need to trace the power wire. start at connections, looking for any stray strands or burn marks. then follow the rest of the wire, looking for nicks, damage, screws, etc.

 

[DammitJames 10+ year member]

you need to trace the power wire. start at connections, looking for any stray strands or burn marks. then follow the rest of the wire, looking for nicks, damage, screws, etc.

this and... dont put a bigger fuse in there unless you want a fire //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[ahole-ic]

Yeah and I just have to say this but, who after blowing 2 fuses puts another in there? I mean come on... you HAD to know you had a problem.

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, i spaced on that but his fuse is still too small so when he does find the problem he needs to put the right size in there. My bad on that.

 

[Bower 10+ year member]

alright if i do find any cuts on the cover over the wire do i need to replace the entire wire? also how big of a fuse should i use? im running a power acoustiks 2000/1D